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If unskilled labor is no longer needed for factory work it becomes available again for other low cost service work. A century ago lots of families employed a na
by speleding 15y ago
If unskilled labor is no longer needed for factory work it becomes available again for other low cost service work. A century ago lots of families employed a nanny, a cook, a cleaning lady and a gardener. Perhaps we will return to that time.
- GFischer 15y agoThere are some services with unlimited demand, like healthcare. My guess is that the demand will switch to other services as well, like the nannies you mentioned and better education and other wealthy-person services: personal trainers, nutrition, leisure, party/wedding planners, clothing advisors, gourmet cooking. There will also be a lot of services needed for the elderly. Of course, competition will be cut-throat, but those jobs that cannot be made more efficient or paralellized (those with a high amount of in-person involvement) will sustain the new middle class.
- david927 15y agoRoomba, self-cleaning ovens, ... do I need to go on? Yes, people can move to service work but there's not much demand for it. I live near Monaco and the people I know who could easily afford such domestic help tend to get by with less than you would expect. Besides, do we want it to be 10% has the other 90% working for them doing cleaning and cooking?